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HC helps FDA ban ‘height increasing’ powder

April 21, 2013
A well publicised ‘Body growth formula powder’ has been banned by the FDA, and recently the Bombay High Court has held up the FDA’s (Food and Drug Administration) decision to take the ads off air. The advertisement had …

New test detects growth hormone doping

September 16, 2012
A new test, developed by three universities, can successfully detect growth hormone doping in sporting events. On Sep 8, the International Paralympic Committee had announced a two-year suspension of a couple of powerlifters …

Liver cancer now linked to excess growth hormone

April 20, 2012
Overproduction of a growth hormone can been linked to liver cancer as per a research conducted by an Austrian university. The scientists from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research are of the opinion that …